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State v. Skywolf Case File

In State v. Skywolf, Andrew "Eagle" Skywolf has been charged with first degree murder in the death of Officer Dan Lockman. This is the first NITA case file to incorporate Native American culture and its unique historical background in a significant way in a case file. There are four witnesses for the prosecution and four for the defense. Expert testimony is presented on both sides. The prosecution relies on expert witnesses and incorporates DNA evidence as important proof of guilt in this case. The defense calls on experts that question the professionalism of the investigating team and the interpretation of the evidence. Expert testimony is also given by a Native American Studies expert.

Includes a CD containing exhibits, sample PowerPoint presentation, and suggested PowerPoint slides for impeachment.

Law professors may request the teaching notes for this publication by emailing ReviewCopy@lexisnexis.com.

• >> TABLE OF CONTENTS
  CONTENTS
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AS A FULL TRIAL
  
  INFORMATION
  
  TRANSCRIPT OF OFFICER OTT'S DIGITAL RECORDING
  
  PHOTOGRAPHS
  
  DEEP VALLEY ROAD LOOKING EAST
  
  HAT FOUND AT SCENE
  
  HAT AND LIVE .30-30 SHELL
  
  FLASHLIGHT, BLOOD POOL, AND CASINGS
  
  M-16 RIFLE
  
  AERIAL PHOTOS OF SCENE
  
  DIAGRAMS
  
  LOCATION OF CASINGS AND CARS AT SCENE
  
  MAP OF DEEP VALLEY CANYON AREA
  
  LETTER TO EDITOR FROM ANDREW "EAGLE" SKYWOLF
  
  POLICE REPORTS
  
  OFFENSE REPORT BY OFFICER CHRIS OTT
  
  OFFENSE REPORT BY DETECTIVE LEE MARSHALL
  
  LIST OF COLLECTED EVIDENCE
  
  DARROW COUNTY SHERIFF'S REPORT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINT--GOWDY
  
  DARROW COUNTY SHERIFF'S REPORT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINT--MIZE
  
  DARROW COUNTY SHERIFF'S REPORT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINT--CONLAN
  
  REPORT OF FORENSIC SCIENTIST ALEX HARTUNG
  
  AUTOPSY REPORTS
  
  OFFICER DAN LOCKMAN
  
  FOREST GORDON
  
  DR. KENNEDY'S RESUME
  
  ARREST AND CONVICTION RECORDS
  
  ANDREW "EAGLE" SKYWOLF
  
  FOREST GORDON
  
  SAM COOPER
  
  MARCH "FEATHER" BLATTNER
  
  TESTIMONY AT PRELIMINARY HEARING
  
  DETECTIVE LEE MARSHALL
  
  OFFICER CHRIS OTT
  
  ALEX HARTUNG
  
  RESUME OF ALEX HARTUNG
  
  SAM COOPER
  
  STATEMENT OF MARCH "FEATHER" BLATTNER
  
  DEFENSE EXPERTS' REPORTS
  
  DR. PATRICIA LOMBARDI
  
  DR. JAN THOMPSON
  
  CURRICULUM VITAE OF JAN THOMPSON
  
  SHANNON WARREN
  
  CURRICULUM VITAE OF SHANNON WARREN
  
  APPLICABLE STATUTORY LAW NITA CRIMINAL CODE AND EMPLOYMENT CODE SECTIONS
  
  JURY INSTRUCTIONS
  
  VERDICT FORM

• >> AUTHOR
  
  
  • Joseph E. Taylor
    
    
    • Joseph E. Taylor is a former public defender who now teaches trial advocacy at McGeorge School of Law at the University of the Pacific. He has participated in hundreds of felony jury trials, having served as the public defender for Riverside County (managing a nine-office organization with seventy-six attorneys), eight years as an assistant chief deputy for the Sacramento County District Attorney's office, a senior attorney with the Ventura County DA's office, supervising three units, including the major crimes unit, and occasionally prosecuting or defending criminal trials pro bono is his spare time. He has authored or co-authored ten trial practice cases and has excelled both in the courtroom and classroom. He was named both Professor of the Year (McGeorge School of Law, 2004) and Prosecutor of the Year (State of California, 1982- 1983). He actively litigates during the summer months, has served as judge pro tem in Sacramento Superior Court for the last fourteen years, and is currently a member of the California Parole Advocacy Program Advisory Committee.